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Radio Production Technical

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

2. What is a Woofer?
Cycles per second
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Above 20kHz
Low frequency sound speaker

3. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Making the sounds more usable.
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Making the sounds more usable.

4. What is our hearing range?
Decibels (dB).
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

5. What is Expansion?
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
Federal Communications Commission
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio

6. Electromagnetic Spectrum
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Middle frequency sound speaker
Low frequency sound speaker
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up

7. What is SPL
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Above 20kHz
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom

8. What is a Cycle
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
High frequency sound speaker

9. What is Destructive Recording?
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Above 20kHz
S sounds - sounds that hiss

10. What is the FCC and what does it do for radio stations.
In order to get a new perspective on the project
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.

11. What are the four processes involved in digital recording?
Cycles per second
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
From the peak to the trough
Sending the sound where you want it to go

12. What is Recording?
Making the sounds more usable.
Low frequency sound speaker
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)

13. What is a Tweeter?
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
High frequency sound speaker
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo

14. What is Limiting?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Muting sounds above peak

15. Electromagnetic Spectrum
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Muting sounds above peak
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio

16. What is sound measured in?
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Decibels (dB).
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

17. What is Sibilance?
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
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Making the sounds more usable.

18. What is Compression?
From the peak to the trough
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -

19. What is Gating?
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Business
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Business

20. How does a Condenser Mic work?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Muting sounds above peak

21. What are Plosives?
Muting sounds above peak
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air

22. What is Infrasonic?
Muting sounds above peak
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Below 20Hz

23. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Making the sounds more usable.
In order to get a new perspective on the project
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Cycles per second

24. What is a Cycle
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Above 20kHz
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up

25. What is frequency?
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Business
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume

26. What is Editing?
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

27. What is Amplitude?
Federal Communications Commission
From the peak to the trough
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

28. What is the FCC and what does it do for radio stations.
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Sending the sound where you want it to go

29. What are the parts of a Sound Wave
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Above 20kHz
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

30. What is a transducer?
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Making the sounds more usable.
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

31. What does FCC stand for
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Federal Communications Commission
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Business

32. When a two speakers are housed in the same box - what is the arrangement?
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy

33. What is Destructive Recording?
Decibels (dB).
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Low frequency sound speaker
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

34. What is Compression?
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Low frequency sound speaker

35. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Cycles per second
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

36. What is sound measured in?
Decibels (dB).
Cycles per second
In order to get a new perspective on the project
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio

37. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
Low frequency sound speaker
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
In order to get a new perspective on the project
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom

38. What is Mastering?
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
From the peak to the trough

39. What is Amplitude?
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
In order to get a new perspective on the project
From the peak to the trough

40. What are the Three Basic Functions of a Console?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
High frequency sound speaker

41. What is Mixing?
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
High frequency sound speaker

42. What is Routing?
Below 20Hz
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Sending the sound where you want it to go
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

43. What is a Tweeter?
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Sending the sound where you want it to go
High frequency sound speaker
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques

44. What is a Woofer?
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Low frequency sound speaker
Business
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -

45. What is Infrasonic?
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
Recording that overwrites the previous recording
Below 20Hz

46. What is Gating?
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Above 20kHz
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met

47. What are Plosives?
Federal Communications Commission
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough

48. What is a transducer?
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Recording that overwrites the previous recording

49. What are the four dynamic processes?
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
From the peak to the trough
Between 20Hz and 20kHz

50. What is Mixing?
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.